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' WOMAN'S GARMENT 1 Filed Jan. 24, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 24, 1945 IN VEN TOR. 1807/1 am-1e meso/vPatented June 8, 1948 WOMANS GARMENT Ruth Usher Garson, Montreal,Quebec, Canada Application January 24, 1945, Serial No. 574,240 InCanada October 12, 1944 1 Claim. 1

My invention relates generally to garments. More particularly myinvention is directed toward an improved construction for womensgarments.

Among the objects of my invention are to devise a garment of thecharacter described that will be attractive in appearance and economicalto manufacture; to speed up mass production in the manufacturing of thegarments by reducing the quantity of material that would ordinarily beneeded and saving considerable amount of time in the cutting andassembly of the same; to construct a garment of the character describedthat will provide a better fit to the person; and generally to provide agarment of the character described which shall represent a generalimprovement in the art. Other objects of my invention will becomeapparent from the description or will hereinafter be pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front view of a garment constructed and arrangedin accordance with my invention illustrating the same as applied to theperson;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary front view of the upper portion of thegarment illustrated in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a rear view thereof.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the garment illustrated is awomans undergarment comprising a brassiere H and made of a suitablematerial and suitably shaped to conform with the configuration of thebody. A belt I2 is secured to the lower edge of the brassire and extendstherebeyond on each edge thereof (see Figs. 3 and 4) and the free endsof the said belt l2 are provided with suitable fastening members 13 sothat a snug fit around the bust will be provided. Shoulder straps M aresecured to the upper portion of the brassiere and to the belt l2.

A panel I6 is secured to the belt 12 by means of a seam l and locatedbelow the brassiere I I and in the front portion thereof. This panel I8is made of suitable material and has outwardly tapering edges whichterminate in approximately vertical edges so that the lower portion ofthe panel is of the same width as a skirt or slip I! to which it isattached in the following manner: The upper front portion of the slip I1is sewn at l8 to the lower edge of the panel 16 and the slip I1 2 may bemade in the usual manner and is provided with an opening l9 andfastening means 29 which are located at one side of the slip or skirt.

It will therefore be seen from the above description that in accordancewith my invention the garment is made with a minimum of parts andinstead of having a set of shoulder straps for supporting the slip andanother set of shoulder straps for supporting the brassiere a single setof shoulder straps is used. Furthermore it is noted that due to the factthat both the slip and brassiere are joined at the front by a commonmember [6 which may be considered the equivalent of a front portion of awaist band a better fit of the garment to the person is obtained andpermitting more resiliency in movement to the person wearing suchgarment.

In the foregoing description the garment is described as used incombination of a slip and a bust support, but it is of course understoodthat the same features with slight modifications and ramifications maybe used for a dress without departing from the essential features ashereinafter described and illustrated.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth, or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

In a garment, the combination of a brassire comprising breast supportingpockets having a common lower longitudinal edge, a belt permanentlysecured to the said lower longitudinal edge of said brassiere and havingportions thereof extending for a distance capable of encircling the bodyof the wearer and to be fastened together, the free ends of saidextending portions having cooperating fastening members to provide asnug fit around the bust, a panel comprising upper, lower and side edgesand permanently secured at its upper edge to the said belt and dependingtherefrom, said panel having outwardly tapering 3 4 i g e$555K iiifll irfini ifiiifi i r$11 211; REFERENCES CITED front portion of th upper d ofth id slip The following references are of record in the beingpermanently attached to the lower edge of file 151118 P said panel, thesaid vertical edges of said panel 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS being spacedapart for a. dlstance substantially equal to the width of the said upperend of said Number Name Date slip, a slitted opening in said slip alongone side 2,042,305 Goodman May 26, 1935 extending downwardly from thetop thereof and. 2,056,025 Thomas Sept- 29, 1935 releasable fasteningmeans for closing said slitted m g gg o enin p g RUTH USHER GARSON. 39Bloom N0v.7,194

